ˈri:də n. 1 a
person who reads or is
reading. 2 a
book of extracts
for learning,
esp. a
language. 3 a
device for producing an
image that can be
read from microfilm etc. 4
Brit. a
university lecturer of
the highest
grade below professor. 5 a publisher's
employee who reports on submitted manuscripts. 6 a printer's proof-corrector. 7 a person appointed to read
aloud, esp. parts of a service in a
church. 8 a person entitled to
use a
particular library. [OE (as READ)]